Metallic railroad-tie.



M. B. GOODWIN.

METALLIC RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1915.

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' Applicationfiled 1 11 17, 191 51, SerialNo. 40,477,".

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To all whom arm concern} Be it known that I,' M1A B. Goonwrn, a

citizen of the United QStateS, residing at Norphlet, inthe county ofUnion and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Metallic Railroad- Ties; and I do hereby declare the.following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which make and use thesame.

I This invention relates to new and useful improvements in metallicrailroad-ties and the principal object of the invention is, to provide asimple and efficient tie capable of holding rails against spreading orsinking.

it appertains to Another object of the invention is to provide a tiehaving a novel fastening means which will allow the rails to-be releasedupon the proper manipulation, thereby allowing the parts to be replaced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel locking meansfor the rails,

I which will effectively prevent the rails from becoming accidentallyreleased.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists'inthenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a top plan view of a tie constructed in accordance withthisinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a transverse sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is adetail view of the key used for releasing the device.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, thev numeral 1designates bodies 5, which are connected by the reduced strip 6. Thisreduced strip is bent so that its upper face lies flush with the lowerface of the enlargement 5 as illustrated in Fig. 2 and the plates 5 areprovided with the openings 7 for the reception of the bolts, whichsecure the device to the body 1. Suitable apertures 8 are formed in thereduced TED Mint 13. Goonwmjor News; .annn vs is.

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ings are designed to .rcceive which the, device is unlocked. A

. Secured tothe underside of the tie i's '1 plate des1gnated generally,bythe numeral I 10- comprising a body 11 having ifor-med therein, atwsuitab'le inte1wals,'tl1e openings 12 for the rece,pt1on ,ofthe bolts,which secure the plate 4 to the tie and the openings 13 are formed inthe plate9, through which thelower ends of the securing plates extend.

Secured to the under side of the plate 5 and extending downwardlytherefromarIe the spaced ears 14-, the use of which will appear as thedescription'proceedsQPivoted between the ears are the locking pawls 15having connected thereto, the springs 16 and these pawls areprovidedwith the points 17,

which are arranged to engage in notches 18 20 of which engage the railflanges as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In order to provide a releasing means by which the pawls 15 may be madeto disengage the walls of the notches 18 there is provided the key bestillustrated in Fig. 4

7 comprising the shank 21, having formed at one end the loop 22. On theopposite end of the shank is the bit 23 and this bit is used to releasethe pawls,,when the key is prop- ...erly manipulated, thereby'permittingthe,

formed in theattaching spikes 19, the heads spikes 19 to be withdrawnand allowing the rails to be removed.

It will be apparent from the foregoing;

that in use the ties are laid in the usual way but the plates f and 9are first put in position as shown in Fig. 2. It will thus be seen thatthe whole will be assembled and the rails may then be put inplace in thede- 20 will engage the'flanges when the spikes are driven home and uponforcing the spikes downwardly, it will be seen that they will engage thepawls 15 and upon still further downward movement of the spikes, it willbe seen that the lower'end will enter the openings 13 in the plates 9.After the spikes have been forced home, it will be seen that the pawlswill engage in the notches 18 the shanks of the spikes and thereby lockthe same against movement. In order to release the tie to replace anyworn or broken part, the key 21 is provided which will upon insertionthrough the opening 9 permit the pawls 15 to be released and thus allowthe rails and ties to be removed so that any parts may be renewed orrepaired.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is p 1. A tieof the character described comprising abody having openings near each end, plates covering the openings, pawlspivoted to the plates, the plates being provided with openings, notchedspikes extending into the openings, the walls of the notches in thespike being engaged by the pawls and heads on the spikes engaging therails to hold the same in place.

2. A tie comprising a body provided with In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

MIAL'B. GOODWVI'N.

Witnesses:

l/VALTER P. GOODWIN, E. D. CHIPMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eachyby addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

